This is a limitation of how the Category filter works in WooCommerce. Choose “Both” from the Pages options instead so your products begin after the initial category images are shown.This is ideal for your customer, as it still allows them to use the WooCommerce filters to filter products how is best for them.
If you prefer only categories to be visible on page 1, but products to begin on page 2, set > to equal the number of Product Categories you have.